diff --git a/protoutils/messages.go b/protoutils/messages.go
index e7544a69ac9..17089355813 100644
--- a/protoutils/messages.go
+++ b/protoutils/messages.go
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ import (
 // ResourceNameToProto converts a resource.Name to its proto counterpart.
 func ResourceNameToProto(name resource.Name) *commonpb.ResourceName {
 	return &commonpb.ResourceName{
-		Namespace:  string(name.API.Type.Namespace),
-		Type:       name.API.Type.Name,
-		Subtype:    name.API.SubtypeName,
-		Name:       name.ShortName(),
-		RemotePath: name.RemoteNameToRemoteArray(),
-		LocalName:  name.Name,
+		Namespace: string(name.API.Type.Namespace),
+		Type:      name.API.Type.Name,
+		Subtype:   name.API.SubtypeName,
+		Name:      name.ShortName(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/protoutils/messages_test.go b/protoutils/messages_test.go
index 4466cc39435..f0e628fae40 100644
--- a/protoutils/messages_test.go
+++ b/protoutils/messages_test.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 	"go.viam.com/test"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/wrapperspb"
-
-	"go.viam.com/rdk/resource"
 )
 
 func TestStringToAnyPB(t *testing.T) {
@@ -42,18 +40,3 @@ func TestStringToAnyPB(t *testing.T) {
 	wrappedVal4 := wrapperspb.String("abcd")
 	test.That(t, anyVal.MessageIs(wrappedVal4), test.ShouldBeTrue)
 }
-
-func TestResourceNameToProto(t *testing.T) {
-	resourceName := resource.Name{
-		Name:   "totallyLegitResource",
-		Remote: "remote1:remote2:remote3",
-		API:    resource.NewAPI("space", "fake", "fakeFake"),
-	}
-	resourceNameProto := ResourceNameToProto(resourceName)
-	finalResource := ResourceNameFromProto(resourceNameProto)
-
-	test.That(t, resourceNameProto.LocalName, test.ShouldEqual, "totallyLegitResource")
-	test.That(t, resourceNameProto.RemotePath, test.ShouldResemble, []string{"remote1", "remote2", "remote3"})
-	test.That(t, resourceNameProto.Name, test.ShouldEqual, "remote1:remote2:remote3:totallyLegitResource")
-	test.That(t, finalResource, test.ShouldResemble, resourceName)
-}
diff --git a/resource/name.go b/resource/name.go
index 1f34578e217..42e06a4730a 100644
--- a/resource/name.go
+++ b/resource/name.go
@@ -141,14 +141,6 @@ func (n Name) String() string {
 	return name
 }
 
-// RemoteNameToRemoteArray returns an ordered array of all of remotes in a resource name.
-func (n Name) RemoteNameToRemoteArray() []string {
-	if n.Remote == "" {
-		return []string{}
-	}
-	return strings.Split(n.Remote, ":")
-}
-
 // SDPTrackName returns a valid SDP video/audio track name as defined in RFC 4566 (https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4566)
 // where track names should not include colons.
 func (n Name) SDPTrackName() string {
diff --git a/resource/name_test.go b/resource/name_test.go
index 779b8e5e8c1..c6489b7aabe 100644
--- a/resource/name_test.go
+++ b/resource/name_test.go
@@ -191,21 +191,3 @@ func TestNamesToStrings(t *testing.T) {
 		test.That(t, NamesToStrings(tc.input), test.ShouldResemble, tc.output)
 	}
 }
-
-func TestRemoteNameToRemoteArray(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("name with multiple remote returns array of remotes", func(t *testing.T) {
-		nameTest := Name{
-			Remote: "foo:bar:wow",
-		}
-		remoteArray := nameTest.RemoteNameToRemoteArray()
-		test.That(t, remoteArray, test.ShouldResemble, []string{"foo", "bar", "wow"})
-	})
-
-	t.Run("name with empty remotes should return empty string array", func(t *testing.T) {
-		nameTest := Name{
-			Remote: "",
-		}
-		remoteArray := nameTest.RemoteNameToRemoteArray()
-		test.That(t, remoteArray, test.ShouldResemble, []string{})
-	})
-}
diff --git a/robot/server/server_test.go b/robot/server/server_test.go
index 130b1f03111..3270ac69edd 100644
--- a/robot/server/server_test.go
+++ b/robot/server/server_test.go
@@ -51,12 +51,10 @@ var serverNewResource = arm.Named("")
 
 var serverOneResourceResponse = []*commonpb.ResourceName{
 	{
-		Namespace:  string(serverNewResource.API.Type.Namespace),
-		Type:       serverNewResource.API.Type.Name,
-		Subtype:    serverNewResource.API.SubtypeName,
-		Name:       serverNewResource.Name,
-		RemotePath: []string{},
-		LocalName:  "",
+		Namespace: string(serverNewResource.API.Type.Namespace),
+		Type:      serverNewResource.API.Type.Name,
+		Subtype:   serverNewResource.API.SubtypeName,
+		Name:      serverNewResource.Name,
 	},
 }
 
@@ -327,21 +325,17 @@ func TestServer(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedResp := []*pb.ResourceRPCSubtype{
 			{
 				Subtype: &commonpb.ResourceName{
-					Namespace:  string(serverNewResource.API.Type.Namespace),
-					Type:       serverNewResource.API.Type.Name,
-					Subtype:    serverNewResource.API.SubtypeName,
-					RemotePath: []string{},
-					Name:       "",
+					Namespace: string(serverNewResource.API.Type.Namespace),
+					Type:      serverNewResource.API.Type.Name,
+					Subtype:   serverNewResource.API.SubtypeName,
 				},
 				ProtoService: desc1.GetFullyQualifiedName(),
 			},
 			{
 				Subtype: &commonpb.ResourceName{
-					Namespace:  string(otherAPI.Type.Namespace),
-					Type:       otherAPI.Type.Name,
-					Subtype:    otherAPI.SubtypeName,
-					RemotePath: []string{},
-					Name:       "",
+					Namespace: string(otherAPI.Type.Namespace),
+					Type:      otherAPI.Type.Name,
+					Subtype:   otherAPI.SubtypeName,
 				},
 				ProtoService: desc2.GetFullyQualifiedName(),
 			},